Roaring twenties show from University of Greenwich Big Band
University of Greenwich

Roaring twenties show from University of Greenwich Big Band

Date of release: Thursday, March 3, 2016

Music
from one of the most vibrant decades in popular culture is on offer at the next
University of Greenwich Big Band concert.

The roaring twenties is the
theme of the free multimedia event, which takes place at the Mansion Site,
Avery Hill Campus, on Sunday 13 March at 3pm.

Fred Parrett, saxophonist
and manager of the band, says: "Also called 'the jazz age', the music of the
1920s reflected the ebullience of the decade, as the horrors of the First World
War receded.

"This concert reflects the
party mood of the time, with its overtones of ragtime, jazz, cabaret and
underground clubs. The most vivid impressions of that era are flappers
(pictured) – the young women of the time who flaunted convention – and dance
halls, movie palaces, Prohibition and speakeasies. The band will be playing
music from the 20s with illustrations and images and early film clips to
illustrate life in this creative decade."